Oyster-associated outbreaks of Norovirus gastroenteritis in Singapore

Journal of Infection

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 413-418

  Ng, T L ^a   Chan, P P ^a   Phua, T H ^b   Loh, J P ^c   Yip, R ^a   Wong, C ^a   Liaw, C W ^c   Tan, B H ^c   Chiew, K T ^b   Chua, S B ^b   Lim, S ^a   Ooi, P L ^a   Chew, S K ^a   Goh, Kee Tai ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

^b Agri Food and Veterinary Authority   (Singapore)

^c DSO NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Epidemilogical investigation; Half shelled frozen served raw; Outbreaks; Oyster related gastroenteritis; PCR and EM positive results; Public health measures

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEVER; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROENTERITIS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; NOROVIRUS; OYSTER; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGAPORE; SYMPTOM; THAWING; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOROVIRUS; OSTREIDAE; SHELLFISH; SINGAPORE;

EID: 29444447079     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2004.11.003     Document Type: Article

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